Daniel 7:22

“until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the saints of Illaya, and the time came, and the saints possessed the kingdom.”

Daniel 7:22 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Allusion · Revelation 20:4

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Both texts say that judgment and the kingdom were given to the saints.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • דִינָdinaH1780κρίμαkrimaG2917“judgment, sentence”
  • יְהִבyehivH3052ἐδόθηedothēG1325“give”
  • מַלְכוּתָmaljutaH4437ἐβασίλευσανebasileusanG936“kingdom, reign”

Daniel 7:22, word by word

the Ancientעַתִּיקatik

ancient

Ancient, aged (Aramaic): "the Ancient of Days".

Where else “atik” appears
of Daysיוֹמַיָּyomaya

day

Day (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yom".

Where else “yomaya” appears
cameאֲתָהata

come

To appear or arrive before someone or at a time.

Where else “ata” appears
and judgmentדִינָdina

judgment

A judge's decision; what is right (Aramaic).

Where else “dina” appears
was givenיְהִבyehiv

give

To give (Aramaic).

Where else “yehiv” appears
to the saintsקַדִּישֵׁיkadishe

holy, holy one

Holy (Aramaic): set apart, belonging to God; as a noun, "holy one". Used of God, of the gods, of heavenly beings and of God's people.

Where else “kadishe” appears
of Illayaעֶלְיוֹנִיןelyonin

Most High, Illaya

Illaya (Aramaic, the plural form elyonin): "the Most High", a title of God; it appears in "the saints of Illaya" (Daniel 7).

Where else “elyonin” appears
and the timeזִמְנָzimna

time

A set time, or a delay that is granted (Aramaic).

Where else “zimna” appears
cameמְטָהmeta

reach, come

To reach, to arrive; to come upon someone (Aramaic).

Where else “meta” appears
possessedהֶחֱסִנוּhechesinu

possess

To possess, to take possession of (Aramaic).

Where else “hechesinu” appears
the kingdomמַלְכוּתָmalchuta

kingdom

A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).

Where else “malchuta” appears

The context

21I was looking, and that horn was making war with the saints and prevailing over them,

22 · This verse (above)

23Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and it will devour all the earth and trample it and crush it.

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